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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

Speaking of the seizure of the Davis dia-
monds for taxes. a. prominent citizen said
yesterday: THE county officials will do
their whole duty if they will levy and COL
lect all the taxes justly due from the resi-
dents OF Silver Bow County, on property
by them. It is not their business to
pay any attention 10 the omissions of the
taxing officials Of any other County Of the
Trrritory, or of any State in the Union"
This seems to epitomize the view of the
subject held by nearly all men of standing
in this community. At the same time
there is nc doubt in the minds of any one
that the county officials were actuated by
entire sincerity and honesty Of purpose in
the course they took.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY

The st. Louis Mining News suggests that
an excellent opportunity for the display OF
the mineral resources OF Western camps
will be presented on the opening OF the
Stock Exchange in that city which is soon
to occur. Suitable occasions to display
specimens of the rich ore yielded in this
camp have not hitherto been awaited OF as
they should. The St. Louis Exposition,
lasting six weeks, presents an opportunity
nowhere equalled in the West, bringing
crowds to the city, among whom are doubt
less many interested in mining and miner
ais, to whom the display would naturally
suggest investigation and possible invest
ment, but which has slipped by u%nnoticed
year after year. 1t is not necessary to
wait for the Exposition to recur. St.
Louis capitalists have within the last few
years become widely interested in mining
ventures in the West. the majority of
which have proved so profitab BILE as to justify
the assertion that St. Louis is bitten by
the craze for mining Investments. It
will never do to allow so creditable a
mania to expend it's force in all sections OF
the West from New Mexico to Montana
without making an effort to capture it and
divert it's attention to the merits of this
camp which should be exemplifed in the
most effective and attractive manner that
we may reap the full benefit while the fever
is at it's height in St. Louis. There are
rich men in St. Louis, eager and
anxious to invest in another Granite
Mountain which has made some men there |
so rich, but unless they see som practical
evidence OF the mineral riches Of the camp, |
they cannot be expected to know anything |
about it. Already st. Louis men have
made investments in mining properties
here, and as these shall turn out, the repu-
tation of this camp as an ore producer will
in some degree he established. But the |
owners Of good properties here have not
taken advantage Of opportunities hitherto
to direct the attention of these capital |
lists to the value of their mines.
The immense OF the neighborho d
OF Butte have been almost unknown in St. |
MIR. George Capen, a St. Louis gen.
tleman recently here in connection with the
purchase, said: 'Why have the
OF this place been so long with
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
Doings Of the County CommisI.,

The County Commissioners did not,
yesterday except examine the asss,s-,
r,ll and raise the following persons.
Anaconda company, from sllOsn.
$3.50, $50.
Joseph Breuyhton, from $13, 40Oto,,
700.
A. w. Barnard, from s45, $40 10 q
go.
James Brown, from SIS 100 to "
$50.
Butle- & Small. from S6,s30 tos7ss
D.. N. Deiinger, from S19.S5O to s9Os
George C. Fitchen, from So, 1895 to III
995.
George ". & Eli Gregson, from ssw
SIG sS5.
Edward Hickey. from $3.50 tosl5s
B. e. KingsbE=y, from $4,000 tcS
900
James A. Murray. from S21, S4J.oa
$40.
Northern Pacific Railroad, from Ss
to s13.35O.
H. A. Partridge and Bro, Divide, b,
$1,000 to $4,000.
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone h:
pany. from $4,000 to SIS. 900.
Stevens Gold and Silver Mining e.
pany. from $500 to S3,O5n.
Earnest Srier, Silver Bow Junction In.
50, 600 to Sl1.55O.
Levi Sharbow, Walkerville- from So
to SO, 200.
j. B. Reynolds, Melrose. from sl5@n
$3.50.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
The Diamond Seizure.

There was nothing done yesterday in the
matter Of the Davis diamonds seizure by
Assessor Holland. Mr.. Davis held numer.
Gus consultations with his counsel, Mcbride
4 Haldron, looking to proceedings for the
recovery OF the diamonds and a prosecution
OF the county for dam gees. A rumor was
current that the Grand Jury would consider
the action OF the county officials in the
matter, but this would be snperfu-
Gus as no question exists in
confidence that can be felt by all in the in.
animatirg them. It is believed that
the matter will be settled for the present
to-day by Mr.. Davis paying the ta xes de-
imanded under protest. and then b]eginnipp
suit for their recovery, which would onrn
up to review the legality of their collection
ms would entail the necessity OF taking
VT. Davis's testimony before u notary
oe1ore ne leaves tomorrow, as the chances
are very much against the possibilitv of
his being able to attend the trial.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
The Union Pacific having com,

The Union Pacific having come to an
amicable agreement with the Northern Pa
ci6c in regard to the Oregon Navigation,
indicates the intention to make amicable
arrangements between these roads wherever
conflicting interests might arise. This
shows how futile any effort would be on the
part of Butte merchants to boycott the
Union Pacific by exclusively patronizing
the Northern Pacific. It is the knowledge
of the fact that he holds the whip hand in
the situation that allows Vice.
President Potter to take his own
time in coming here to attend
to the wants OF this community. Under
the circumstances. the adoption of a policy
OF Cancellation by our people towards that
road would be best. Any other attitude
than this will be unlikely to obtain the
concessions asked. The interests of the
in the matter of reduction of the salt
tariff are SO patent, however. hat the
plain statement Of them to Mr.. Potter can.
not fail to prove a convincing argument in
when they are discussed with
him.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
Personal MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. McFa,,.,
the city yesterday. ad Wen h
George C. lockwood returned
from a trip to Argenta. sesteeds,
j.. j. McRae lett yesterday inn
Canada, via the Northern pac;s. '~otasap
f. l.. Bonner, who came II,
Lodge yesterday, returns home 10 "1a d.
Mrs. w. J. Matthews, Of Anouag'
visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph A wdaa ,
Geo. Joseph, OF Cooke CITY. ia 1--WE
nj may decide to put in the w;nu..nst,
Gustavus Kornburs returned as
morning from a three months VIII; .is,eti9
rope. WY
Mrs. j. S. Dickerson and cbid,,,
to-day for Spokane Falls, tbei, I'M
home. 'a
Max. L S%chweitser, repress,s
Blumenthal & Co., gloves, San F,sals
is in the city for a few days.
Miss George Kelly, dau.htar =, =,
States Marshal Kelly, OF Deer Ivy
visiting Mrs. L. j. Sharp.
Terrence Hughes yesterday sb,, |
dust of Butte from his let and sts.
the North Of Ireland. He went y
Northern Pacific.
John Mcguire. Manager OF TIE N,,..
Theatrical Circuit, has almost ,.n.'
from his indisposition and will ,o.n,
Butte in a few days.
John Milliken, the able and efHcis,.,
man of the Parrot Smelter, Was in ~ u
last evening on business and r.Do,,, Y
thing about the Parrot progressin, y!
George Raft, who has for some fin.
occupied the position OF cashier at tS' ~
ner Mercantile store, will lea g tO.r;a w
S,uthern Dakota, where he sontsmI %
embarking in the sheep raising ou.i,...,
Frank NJ. Leonard, formerly etc sa.
of the Inter Mountain, came IN In. T,
vide last night where he had been ~, u
to his mining interests. He SWUNG ,,,,.
the circle last night bidding his uany ~;
good bye. as he leaves today iors.
Wayne. Indiana, his permanent ab,d. "
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

A PAPER published in a small town on
the extreme Western border of Kansas
gives currency to the projection OF a new
railroad enterprise. the terminal points of
which are Miles City and Galveston. It is
tailed the Montana. Kansas & Texas. Its
length will be 1,5O0 miles, passing through
Western Kansas, and the course will he
over the old cattle trail. The Yellowstone
Journal says OF it: "Such a road if COM
pleted would he a great benefit to the
range interest, but so many
schemes are sprung in that direction that
it must be taken in small and diluted
1t is stated by the Kansas paper
that the surveyors of the route are at
work on the line north from Syracuse,
Kansas, and that grading is in progress
near there. 1t will probably be a long
time, however, ere the cattle interest OF
Montana will be practically benefited by it,
ever.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

WHILE Butte is the objective point Of the
Montana Central, the Tacoma Ledger as.
serts that town ia the assured terminus OF
the Manitoba. From Great Falls the lat
ter road resumes it's westerly course to the
Pacific. and as low grades are President
Hills hobby, it goes without saying that
the Manitoba will reach the ocean by that
route which will ensure the smallest grades
the whole distance. The Ledger claims
that the Matches pass is the most feasible
route by which the Manitoba car cross
the range, and as it is in sight OF Tacoma,
it's claim for the terminus is apparently
reasonable. The Ledger is firm in it's faith
that in five years "seven transcontinental
roads will be coterminus at this natural
railway centre of Puget Sound"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
The Assessed Diamonds.

The diamond business has been settled:
that Is, Tor the time being. The gems we're
taken to the jewelry establishment of Lev.
son q Turck and the latter named gentle.
man OF the firm asked to appraise them
He told the parties having them in charoe
that he did not care to NEEDLE with the
business. as 1T vas OF no concern to him
but they insisted that he examine them
ard ne consented to do so. A close in
spection revealed the fact that the dia.
monds were not so valuable as thew were
at nrs6 supposed to be. The whole casket
as near as we can learn, figured up So, 200
"h.ie tue mus cal instruments, which ware
~ uls. 1ppose to be worth 81. were
eppra'sed at the modest little sum Of
in all. At first Mr.. Davis
wanted to pay the taxes under protest. hns
me TREASURER would not accent them tbat
way, go ne paid them voluntarily. The
amount being $11O. The city road tax one o
nIn "nlcn Was at first added to the l;st
was taken of, it not belonging to the otbans
~ 10 understood that Mr.. Davis will maLo
d ~ ehort to recover the amount paid on the
Ia. by him. A precedent NAV as
"e'' oe established now as hereafter.
MR.. DAVIS INTERVIEWED.
Mr. Davis himself was seen washable.
evening about the tax business. and ,,-
= y. 'o''ow'ns account ofwhat ~transpired:
a. wene up to the Treasurer's oH;co
to Ieava a"h ha SAD i want my ring. I've cot
have IA 'et to pa mere tho Tomorrow Wei You'll
nat !, rate You insist UPON nv M, soiiIr;u. At
Wei 'Gfore l can get my ring?' :Prec;selu
"s"' 1 regard it as An o,t,a"ny.
,nS In pay it under
,od sue for the recovery of %y monp protest th
'h;s nave no right to. So he made me- nnmt
be- m nta.s%en Th (sh9wing i'll and 1 paid him
ight way hney didn't go about it in the
1 ND 10 10 come to me when 1 came to b t"m a
ne and nd pr %s II had ia such property with
p and make affidavit to. R IsslG r me to fiji!
axes AXE n th goes s;, up to Leyson T , r an %
ella me vaG T, ring e out Of the show window a and
TO pay him taxes before 7
CAN e. IT BACK. r
!. s eoar+ an =, outrage and I'll fight them to G
'7'' resort before I'll give in. =
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
SeCOnd Day Of the Onenfnr

Inc second day OF the fall onenino
OF the Bonner Mercantile Comn.nn
was, in every sense Of the word
successful as the first. All yesterday after.
noon and evening until 9 o'clock one con.
tlnuous pageant of ladies marched To and
rom the establishment, purchasing and
adnirlng as they went. The band Of m,s ~"
contlnnes TO discourse it's melodioms
strains, and in every department the "a ,ne
aeG1 t1,y 1hat characterized the first dav il
t ths'o, we cannot describe the gopds OF
space nor descriptive ability. I h'sl
will say that Raphael's ghost. ate, +h ua'
centuries OF Celestial practice, won't fa;et
at the task OF trying to depict their tran.
cendeut lovliness, ef rams
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

A SPECIAL dispatch from Billings in this
mornings issue OF The MINER details the
origin of the trouble in the Grow Agency
that eliminated in an attack IN Agent
Williamson's house last Saturday. It was
certainly q serious blunder on the part of
the Interior Department to have permitted
Sitting Bull and his band access to the
neighborhood OF the Custer monument
where the incendiary speech was made
by the willy old chief which is still
ranking in the hearts of the Crows. Such
result might have been expected and the
trouble, it is feared. has only begun. Set
tiers in the neighborhood are in danger for
their lives and property, and the matter
may assume a more serious aspect han
the recent emeute Of Colorow.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
IT was hardly possible that the domici

IT was hardly possible that the domicil-
larry visitation of the London police to
persons who intended to speak at a meet
ing OF Liberals to know the objects and
programme intended to be carried out
would fail to arouse the old Liberal leader
to a denunciation of the gross outrage.
The press report of his speech was very
brief; but we may be certain that "the old
man eloquent" gave the authors of the act
a turning over that made them regret the
blunder as we'll as voiced the Indignation
OF the masses at the invasion OF the liberty
OF the citizen. The Gay of the Tories in
power is fast nearing its eud, and if Glad.
again takes the helm of the ship OF
state a speedy solution Of Irish troubles
may be looked for.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
JAIL
Four Desperate COnvicts Make Ineh1'
cape from Prison.

AO0H DCOPOIoIC NOASAStS 4"
cape from Prison.
CHEYENNE. October 4.-[Special 70 III
Miner.1-Cheyenne was thrown lntoa sa
Of intense excitement this evening Hlsn'
was discovered that four prlso''
among them Mccoy, a convicted mur'''
had escapsd. Ateight O'Clock several IVY
ran into Sheriff S%harpless' office an' wv
the Sheriff that they had seen s0ins u'
jumping over the Jail yard fence a'
animation OF the interior OF the sp'-
made at once, and the starting d''eV"
made that the cage which had ron''D,
four prisoners was cut open ana 'D' y"
had flown. A general alarm was s""
a pursuit at once organized. a '"'a
posse OF about fifty men, armed anu :"
ted, have started out to scour nv
rounding country. A troop OF co'o''4"
airy at Fl. Russell have jnined IN 1he HUN"
the chances are good for the capture OIL y
The escaped are VIM. NcVo;I
Dan Began, convicted OF nurdera'
tenn of court f,r killing Deputy On a,,
Green; Chas. Jones, Il pFo's
burglar; WIN. Sperry and Vim. Ler"',y
thieves awaiting trial. McCoy lsa"'f
ate character and the opInlop seA"
that he will never be taken alive. n
desperate OF the worst S""
MS escape will provoke intense l.,
and dismav throughout Wy"'h'''
lis desperate character is fni!y XII
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

In his reply to Mayor Roche's address OF
welcome at Chicago yesterday. the Presi
dent mentioned the remark made to him
by an old resident OF that city soon after
his election that the people up where !
live don't think a man fit to be President
who has never Sc n Chicago" BY the &C.
oun OF the enthusiastic reception he re-
ceived from the moment of his arrival in
that wicked city yesterday, it is perfectly
evident that the people there have long
since changed their. mind on the subject and
now think that one man at any rate who
had never seen the windy city can make a
first.class President.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
An Aztec Cavalry Company,

DENVER October GA Santa Fe special
to the Republican says that a company OF
thoroughly drilled militia composed OF
Pueblo Indians are due to arrivein Chicago
now. These o of aIcient Aztecs com.
prise the Only organization of the kind in
the country. The company was organized
five years ago by Col. W. 6. Marmon,
whom these Indians elected Governor"
Of Pueblo Laguna and who has for years
devoted much time to their improve
ment and enlightenment. This company
is known as Company A, Second regiment
of New Mexican Cavalry. 1t is hand.
uniformed and thoroughly drilled.
It numbers thirty-one and all travel with
their horses.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

The utility OF a petition to the City
Council asking that the Street Car Com
pany be required to lay a portion of their
intended track on Park street so that peo.
pie may obtain an idea of what it will he
like is rendered nugatory by the action of
the company now in progress. Before the
petition can be presented to the Council
the track will be laid and in operation from
Main and Park to the depot and everyone
can inspect it for a mile and a half.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

A PAMPHLET Of 1O4 pages, neatly printed
and attractively presented, bearing the
title His Ten Wives" has been issued from
the printing establishment connected with
this Office by Moritz Koch, the publisher.
As a literary production, it is entitled to
praise for the conciseness with which it
treats it's subject-Lorenzo Snow'strial for
polyeamy. m Of the causes celebres OF the
United States-while from q typographical
point OF view it may challenge comparison
with similar productions Of any printing
house, East or West. The low price at
which it is placed puts it within the reach
of all and it should be generally read as a
semi-oficial revelation Of the moral leprosy
that blights the fair Territory of Utah.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

In extending the time for the completion
of the street railroad last night, the City
Councils action will be Endorsed by the
community as showing a liberal spirit.
The gentlemen in charge Of the enterprise
are public-spirited citizens and deserve
the utmost announcement.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

AMONG other railroad projects in course
OF construction in the Territory and CAL
culated to develop it's resources it is now
announced that the Bitter Root Railroad
will be completed before the holidays. It
will open up one Of the most fertile sections
Of Montana, and already Corvallis is crow
ing in advance at the good times in store
for the Future Great town of the Bitter
Root Valley.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08
A False Alarm,

A rumor was going the rounds lastI.|
that the residence OF George Haldon
posite Judge Lippincott's, had been
glarized. A representative Of TIE NJ
rounded up the authority on bursIarr
such and learned that Assessor H6E
and his large black dog had been in tn
cinity Of Haldorn's house and that thti
had crept away from his master Il
walked along the fence; that the Soni..
the neighborhood had seen him adj.
clared it to be a man crawling alonsii!
shade. Haldorn says that if The TNt'
around that neighborhno now see sni
with a cigar in his mouth walking along
street they think he is a whole fnrc1fF
procession. 1t is surmised that the ~
sor was looking for some OF ii sldMasi
monds and that his dog wa alter aaA
and waddles.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

The end of the Manitoba track will be al
Great Falls by Monday. From there on il
'is the Montana Central. They are sepa.
rate corporations and will be managed as
such, but one man, President J.. j. Hill, di.
reefs their destinies and their interests are
Identical. Butte is the ultimate point OF
the Montana Central, and in less than a
year it will be a powerful factor in the pros.
perity that is bound to place this city
ahead of all competitors.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

CARDINAL GIBBONS arrived in Helena yes
fitting his dignity as the foremost Roman
Catholic prelate IN this country. Had the
Northern Pacific Railway crossed the d.
vide by way of Pipestone Pass instead of
the Mullan, as was originally intended
and would have been most profitable for
the road, his Eminence would have had an
opportunity of seeing the greatest mining
camp in the West and been the. guest of the
most hospitable city in Montana.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

The lumber business OF Tacoma lie reach.
ing big proportions. The Tacoma Ledger
of the I'd instant says: "Fifteen million
four hundred and fifteen thousand feet of
lumber were carried to San Diego last
month, the most of which was loaded at
this port. Tacoma lumber is used in the
construction of houses from Victoria to
Cape Horn, and from Buenos Ayres to Aus.
tralia and China"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-08

convictions TOR unlawful eohabitstion have
BEEN $50. The twin relic Of slavery was
allowed to remain TOO long nnat+>cked in
its stronghold to be 4dislodged ny any but
the most persistent, uncomprom missing en-
forcsment Of the laws enacted for it's sup.
preston. Utah will be denied Statehood
a long a the Mormon church maintains
the odious institution Of p~olygamy as one
of its tenets, although the population OF the
Territory is far beyond what would entitle
it to Congressional representation but for
the blot OF Mormonism.